The Date Almanac
A fall day around Milton
Pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze, Tew's Falls, a local market, and a honey farm
Start with pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze at Springridge Farm, then Tew's Falls a few minutes on, taste the honey at Backed by Bees, and finish at the Milton market. 4 stops, none more than 23 km apart, all around Milton.
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Pick the patch · Milton
Springridge Farm
A long-running Milton farm where you pick strawberries and pumpkins in season and the 19th-century barn runs as a market and bakery known for handmade pies. A paid farmyard adds wagon rides and animals for kids.
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Shop and refuel · Milton
Milton Farmers' Market
A Saturday-morning market running since 1972 that closes off a stretch of Main Street for dozens of farmers, bakers, florists and artisans, drawing a steady downtown crowd under the escarpment.
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Taste local honey · Burlington
Backed by Bees
A working apiary and meadery on Appleby Line in rural north Burlington, selling raw honey and session mead, pouring tasting flights on the patio, and running a self-guided pollinator walk and a beekeeper-for-a-day program.
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See the falls
Tew's Falls
A thin ribbon of water dropping 41 metres into Spencer Gorge, the tallest waterfall in the Hamilton area, seen from two fenced lookout platforms a short walk from the lot. The same trail continues to Dundas Peak.
Before you go
- Confirm each stop’s hours before you leave. Seasons and weekends change what is open.
- Bring cash for the farm stands and the market.
- Wear shoes for a field and a short walk, and check the forecast.
A free day out from the Home Almanac. Every stop is a verified place; days change with the season, so print it the week you go. Data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, openstreetmap.org/copyright.